Day 2- God's Gift of Righteousness- We Reign!

For the next six weeks I will be sending out a special daily scripture and devotion Monday thru Thursday (hence the numbers). I will give you a scripture that I would like you to post (on a sticky note or index card) in your car, work area, house, etc., and will suggest some ways to apply it to your life. (I will still send one out Fridays and Saturdays, but they will not be numbered. The numbers line up with daily radio broadcasts that began today on WMIE 91.5 FM at 6:30 a.m. when I am taking listeners through the whole Bible in six weeks! :)- if you are not from our area, you will be able to pick up the six weeks of teaching on our "Abide in His Word" web site or on our Calvary Chapel Space Coast media page.)

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: (Please print this verse out on sticky notes or index cards and post it prominently so you can read it and think on it throughout your day.)

For if by the one man's offense [by Adam's offense in the garden of Eden] death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) (Rom 5:17)

God gives you His righteousness as a GIFT!!

And if you receive God's grace and God's gift YOU WILL REIGN IN LIFE through Jesus!!

The apostle Paul said that he was determined to be IN CHRIST, not having his own righteousness, but the righteousness of Christ which is ours by FAITH! (Php 3:9)

Many of us that claim to be born again by the Spirit of God can point to a time when we put our trust in Christ for our salvation. But so often, we then think it all depends on us from that point forward to live a good enough life to be worthy of the name of Jesus.

God's Word says this thinking is foolish. O foolish Christians! Who has bewitched you that you should lose sight of the fact that we have right standing with God through faith? Did you receive the Spirit through obedience to God's law or through faith? Are you foolish enought to believe that even though you were born of the Spirit by faith, that you perfected in the Spirit by obedience to God's law? God works in you through ONE MEANS. FAITH. You have right standing with God as a Christ follower each and every day through ONE MEANS. FAITH. (see Galatians 3:1-7)

When we fully grasp and cling to the amazing gift of God's righteousness, we will find ourselves seated in the heavenlies with Christ, reigning over our circumstances, and not struggling under them.

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.